During the meeting, Otero stressed how important it was for IICA to having a partner like Korea to boost agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially for the incorporation of technology into rural communities and support for small farmers.
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Manuel Otero was welcomed by President Mario Abdo to Asunción, where he also met with Santiago Bertoni, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.
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The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil and Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), Tereza Cristina, called for a meeting to be held this Wednesday.
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Nassau, Bahamas
March 15, 2022
The drone demonstrations being hosted by the Delegation of IICA in The Bahamas will showcase the technology’s use cases across agriculture, environmental, inter-island deliveries, emergency services and disaster assessment.
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The agreement will also make it possible to undertake joint projects in areas such as agri-food chain competitiveness and sustainability; healthy, sustainable, and inclusive food systems; family farming and territorial development, and climate change and natural resource management, among others.
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The young Costa Rican women developed their skills through experiments, testimonies and games, designed to enable them to resolve problems in their community in the near future.
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Minister Santiago Moisés Bertoni outlined the initiatives, which include the granting of credit lines, debt refinancing, extensions on tax filing deadlines and assistance to small farmers to purchase fuel and seeds.
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Otero began his speech by expressing his concern at the events in Ukraine. As well as the irreparable loss of human lives, he warned, these events will have very serious consequences for food security all over the planet, jeopardizing democratic and economic stability in other regions of the world.
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Otero’s presentation will highlight the ways in which the region’s leaders can achieve progress in addressing key pending issues for the agrifood sector at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.
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